To get shop bought soup for vomitting bug instead of making homemade.

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Sorry shamelessly putting in AIBU for traffic, 4 year old DC has a vomiting bug which started at 4am and I have a very delicate stomach, they've only had water so far.

Really need mumsnet recommendations of some shop bought soup (or anything) preferably thin no chunks. Thinking chicken broth? Sending DH out. (Or if I'm being unreasonable and should make homemade.. 🤭)

We have Lidl, Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury's nearby. Xx

I would go with crackers or toast.

Cream of tomato was refused when we sat down for lunch, just couldn't face it. DH got some lightly salted rice crackers too so put a few of them in a bowl on the sofa. Xx Thanks for all the tips everyone. They're usually a fantastic eater so I'm just going to let them choose when they're ready today and encourage fluids.

Ice lollies are great as they’re sugary and don’t always get vomited back up. Or dry foods. I can’t imagine wanting soup if I’m still vomiting.

Didn't get ice lollies but will check in the cupboard if I have a lolly kit (sure.I bought one years ago lol) and I'll see if I can make some orange squash ones.

And start with a chicken carcass please

I was thinking the same. Heinz cream of tomato is really acidic on the stomach. Cream of chicken really heavy.

Plain toast, a nibble on a digestive biscuit, crackers...

I hope she gets better soon!

Ice lollies first and foremost for rehydration that’s gradual, so less likely to hit the stomach and come straight back up. Then plain crackers/toast, plain rice etc. Then soup, if they can stomach it.

Gosh Heinz tomato soup is good if you’re a bit under the weather but would definitely make me vom if I had a sickness bug. It’s acid too which isn’t great.

Nibbling plain (poss salty) carbs are what work for us, ritz crackers, bit of dry toast or similar.

Or just buy that packet chicken noodle soup 😂

that’s my go to. Thin chicken broth with small bits of noodle.

By all that is holy, why would you put milk in tomato soup?

Seriously if I had a sickness bug, I would not want to eat a creamy soup, I am not surprised it was refused. Soups are great for cold like illnesses, but not for sickness bugs..Orange sick, no thanks....

I would stick to plain things, toast, crackers, rich tea biscuits, banana and then try and ice lolly/ice pops to hydrate if they won't drink liquids.

Those chicken broth soups. Get a plain one that’s less bits for fussy kids. Add mini soup or kids alphabet pasta to make appealing. It’s soft, kid friendly, ok vomited, no acidu taste or dairy if delicate stomach

I also freeze kids baby fruit pouches. Cut the tops off like apple purée ice pops

My mother used milk and extra water in everything she could as some sort of vendetta against seasonings.

If she couldn't add milk or extra water to anything, she'd soak it overnight in the stuff instead. And then make sure it was rinsed under the tap before slopping it on a plate afterwards.

Didn't know I actually liked food until I was old enough to buy things for myself.

Soup doesn’t seem like a great thing for a vomiting bug. Very splashy on the way back out and the tomato stains. 😬 I would go with toast or pasta and butter or a simple white carb of their choice. If soup is a must have, I always give mine miso, just from the packet with water from the kettle.

She can’t, she’s only three weeks in with feeding her family of 10 with it.

If she’s a real Mumsnetter, she should have at least another 10 days before she can make stock with the carcass.

Shop bought soup is fine.

i can think of nothing worse than acidic tomato soup while vomiting though. Why, just why would you do that to a person? Plus it makes it harder to see if they start vomiting blood. You don’t want them to get to the coffee grounds stage before you notice.

I used to, until last time when it made a repeat performance and the cleanup was horrendous!!

@Blibbleflibble I'm sorry to hear that you and DS aren't good, it's really horrible.

If I wasn't vegetarian, I'd probably go with just one of the fairly basic broths

But I don't think it matters too much, just whatever you feel you can tolerate.

And this absolutely nothing wrong with shop bought

I hope you are all much better very soon

I've only ever had one d&v bug that warranted medical advice. It was a definite no to chicken (something to do with it's natural bacteria...) and a definite no to dairy. A definite yes to dry and salty, so salted nuts or crackers. And lots of fluids.
But at 4 it's more likely to be whatever will keep their fluids up- icelollies? And something with calories in it. It could take longer than you think for full appetite to return.

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also try offering the soup later in a mug. It's much easier to deal with that way.

We always start with a bowl of plain rice.

We always keep in a couple of packets of the Knorr chicken noodle soup for occasions like this. I love a creamy soup but not when I'm feeling sick.

My dm sometimes gave me a spoonful of brandy along with some sugar!!!
Baxters Cream of Tomato is my go to when unwell and not much appetite

Banana, rice, apple puree, toast. If that goes ok, natural yoghurt tomorrow

Dairy isn't good for vomiting. Let your child eat what they feel like, toast, crackers and the like. Doesn't have to be soup, just make sure they aren't getting dehydrated

Jacobs crackers
Plain white toast
Electrolyte water
Watered down lucozade

For at least 24 hours after the last vom.

Good luck cleaning up the tomato stained sick patches 🤮